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Kanji with 13 strokes

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Kanji with 13 strokes

English	Kanji	Strokes	Grade	Frequency
love, affection, favourite	愛	13	4	640	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
reed, bullrush	葦	13		2343	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded	暗	13	3	1040	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking	意	13	3	99	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
difference, differ	違	13	8	344	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
overflow, inundate, spill	溢	13		2405	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
pestle	碓	13		2364	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
park, garden, yard, farm	園	13	2	628	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
smoke	煙	13	8	1290	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
monkey	猿	13	8	1772	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
distant, far	遠	13	2	887	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
lead	鉛	13	8	1710	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
salt	塩	13	4	1148	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
marry into, bride	嫁	13	8	1581	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence	暇	13	8	1386	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse	禍	13	8	2010	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
gracious, elegant, graceful, refined	雅	13	8	1192	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute	解	13	5	176	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
clod, lump, chink, clot, mass	塊	13	8	1800	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
rue, be sad, sigh, lament	慨	13	8	1875	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
cover, lid, flap	蓋	13		2388	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
above-stated, the said, that specific	該	13	8	1648	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
contrast, compare	較	13	8	1172	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf	隔	13	8	1382	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
music, comfort, ease	楽	13	2	373	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
slippery, slide, slip, flunk	滑	13	8	1238	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
brown, woollen kimono	褐	13	8	2186	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
bullrush, flag, cattail	蒲	13		1887	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer	勧	13	8	1068	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded	寛	13	8	1377	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
tree trunk	幹	13	5	364	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
emotion, feeling, sensation	感	13	3	233	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
Sino-, China	漢	13	3	1487	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
stubborn, foolish, firmly	頑	13	8	1247	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice	棄	13	8	901	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning	義	13	5	415	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame	詰	13	8	1020	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
business, vocation, arts, performance	業	13	3	43	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48	極	13	4	460	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
prohibition, ban, forbid	禁	13	5	681	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid	愚	13	8	1551	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
uneasiness, fear, anxiety, concern	虞	13	8		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
shoes	靴	13	8	1561	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster	群	13	5	1012	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias	傾	13	8	938	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along	携	13	8	1017	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
inherit, succeed, patch, graft (tree)	継	13	8	743	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
greatness, excellence	傑	13	8	1926	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
dislike, detest, hate	嫌	13	8	1207	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
offering, counter for drinks, present, offer	献	13	8	637	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
silk	絹	13	6	1916	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake	遣	13	8	664	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
source, origin	源	13	6	738	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly	誇	13	8	1272	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
drum, beat, rouse, muster	鼓	13	8	1795	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
ancestral offering receptacle	瑚	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
Go	碁	13	8	1609	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
gutter, ditch, sewer, drain, 10**32	溝	13	8	1736	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
mineral, ore	鉱	13	5	1376	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting	腰	13	8	1306	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
steep, craggy, rugged	嵯	13	9	2191	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
Buddhist surplice	裟	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
bond, loan, debt	債	13	8	728	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)	催	13	8	536	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
year-end, age, occasion, opportunity	歳	13	8	269	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44	載	13	8	825	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense	罪	13	5	732	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
sacred Shinto tree, (kokuji)	榊	13		2094	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
squeeze	搾	13	8	2046	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
heir, succeed	嗣	13	8	2310	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
lion	獅	13	9	1914	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
poem, poetry	詩	13	3	1196	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal	試	13	4	392	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to	資	13	5	179	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
domesticate, raise, keep, feed	飼	13	5	1392	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
mercy	慈	13	8	1811	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
sow (seeds)	蒔	13	9	2368	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
resign, word, term, expression	辞	13	4	633	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
jealous, envy	嫉	13		2317	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
tumor, swelling	腫	13		2145	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
distress, grieve, lament, be anxious	愁	13	8	2171	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
repay, reward, retribution	酬	13	8	1515	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea	舜	13	9	2384	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate	準	13	5	425	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
signature, govt office, police station	署	13	6	725	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point	傷	13	6	845	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
exhort, urge, encourage	奨	13	8	1445	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
illuminate, shine, compare, bashful	照	13	4	1004	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
reed	蒋	13		2251	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
detailed, full, minute, accurate, well-informed	詳	13	8	1178	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty	蒸	13	6	1552	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish	飾	13	8	1193	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict	触	13	8	904	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold	寝	13	8	1034	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
humility, be careful, discrete, prudent	慎	13	8	999	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
new	新	13	2	51	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
kidney	腎	13		1755	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
drowsy, sleep, die	睡	13	8	1739	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
congratulations	瑞	13	9	1873	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky, swell	嵩	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
number, strength, fate, law, figures	数	13	2	148	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
cuff, hem, foot of mountain	裾	13		2334	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
forces, energy, military strength	勢	13	5	260	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
holy, saint, sage, master, priest	聖	13	6	1165	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity	誠	13	6	1128	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
tracks, mark, print, impression	跡	13	8	953	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to	摂	13	8	1779	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody	節	13	4	934	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
war, battle, match	戦	13	4	78	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
broil, parch, roast, boil	煎	13		2458	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
tread, step on, trample, practice, carry through	践	13	8	1570	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
Zen, silent meditation	禅	13	8	1902	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
model, molding	塑	13	8		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
Buddhist priest, monk	僧	13	8	1724	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
concept, think, idea, thought	想	13	3	381	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
blue, pale	蒼	13	9	2276	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
burglar, rebel, traitor, robber	賊	13	8	2045	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
continue, series, sequel	続	13	4	141	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure	損	13	5	807	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
ellipse	楕	13		2476	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears	滞	13	8	1107	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
waterfall, rapids, cascade	滝	13	8	1478	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
sigh, lament, moan, grieve	嘆	13	8	1584	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
warmth	暖	13	6	1371	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
stupid, foolish	痴	13	8	1663	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
immature, young	稚	13	8	1560	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn	置	13	4	277	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
amass, keeping a concubine, phonograph	蓄	13	8	1260	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
intestines, guts, bowels, viscera	腸	13	4	1807	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap	跳	13	8	1716	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge	賃	13	6	961	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
hammer, mallet	槌	13		2462	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
camellia	椿	13	9	1829	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
happiness	禎	13	9	2083	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
rowboat, small boat	艇	13	8	1433	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
iron	鉄	13	3	672	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord	殿	13	8	1199	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
electricity	電	13	2	268	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating	塗	13	8	1414	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
work, (kokuji)	働	13	4	417	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise	督	13	8	534	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
oak	楢	13		2032	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
camphor tree	楠	13	9	1927	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
agriculture, farmers	農	13	3	385	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
vague, obscure, desert, wide	漠	13	8	1611	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
bowl, rice tub, pot, crown	鉢	13	8	1890	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
pigeon, dove	鳩	13	9	1637	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
projecting tableland or mountain	塙	13		2340	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
conveyor, carry, transport	搬	13	8	1664	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome	煩	13	8	2081	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
distribute, disseminate, partition, understand	頒	13	8	2287	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
delicate, minuteness, insignificance	微	13	8	1108	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
maple	楓	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth	福	13	3	467	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
abdomen, belly, stomach	腹	13	6	1286	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
grave, tomb	墓	13	5	1337	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
bee, wasp, hornet	蜂	13		2223	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
bountiful, excellent, rich	豊	13	5	762	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
sated, tired of, bored, satiate	飽	13	8	1780	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
intimate, friendly, harmonious	睦	13	9	1993	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
canopy, awning, hood, curtain	幌	13		1309	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
curtain, bunting, act of play	幕	13	6	835	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
harvest, ripen	稔	13	9	1775	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
dream, vision, illusion	夢	13	5	943	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
alliance, oath	盟	13	6	587	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish	滅	13	8	1222	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
ignorance, darkness, get, receive, be subjected to, sustain, Mongolia	蒙	13		2360	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
peaceful	靖	13	9	1390	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
plan, scheme, plan, plot, way	猷	13		2392	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
reputation, praise, honor, glory	誉	13	8	1064	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to	預	13	5	981	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
willow	楊	13	9	1815	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
melt, dissolve, thaw	溶	13	8	1364	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
lotus	蓉	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed	裸	13	8	1796	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
thunder, lightening bolt	雷	13	8	1491	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice	酪	13	8	2012	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side	裏	13	6	812	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
collect, gather, be in arrears	溜	13		2451	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy	虜	13	8	1678	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
angle, edge, corner, power, majesty	稜	13	9	2091	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
small bell, buzzer	鈴	13	8	880	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher	零	13	8	1217	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful	廉	13	8	2066	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
lotus	蓮	13	9	1839	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
path, route, road, distance	路	13	3	529	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
watchtower, lookout, high building	楼	13	8	2173	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
tale, talk	話	13	2	134	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
bribe, board, supply, finance	賄	13	8	1282	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
apologize	詫	13		2481	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
smell, sniff, scent	嗅	13		2480	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
like, taste, modest	嗜	13		2465	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
search, seek, investigate	搜	13		2394	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
shine, light	暉	13	9	2285	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
coconut tree	椰	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
deep and broad	滉	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
far and wide	溥	13		2375	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
shine	煥	13		2228	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
shine	煕	13		1241	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
beautiful as a jewel	瑶	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
consult with	詢	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences
place name	鄒	13		2283	Kanji Details	Example Sentences
eulogy	頌	13	9		Kanji Details	Example Sentences

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